Safe interment is critical to containing the deadly disease, but in recent days around one Congolese town, that was not always being done.

Terrasse-Vaudreuil has adopted a resolution to protect trees, which its mayor called “indispensable allies,” as living beings.

Bombings, blackouts and displacement compound maternal anxiety. Still, many women persevere. “We must bring new life,” one said.

Residents appealed for excavators, generators and specialized rescue tools as civilians have stepped in to supply crews working through the rubble.

Under the proposal, Iran and Oman would collect payment for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, according to officials and diplomats with knowledge of the matter.

The blast seriously injured three people, including a child, according to the authorities, who said the assailant was on the run.

American and Iranian officials are in the Gulf state, a key mediator between the two countries, days after new round of attacks threatened efforts to sign a lasting peace deal.

Beijing’s latest pressure tactics include flying bombers near Japan, detaining businesspeople and restricting the exports of rare earths.

Five days after devastating twin earthquakes flattened entire residential neighborhoods, experts fear the official death toll of 1,719 could be a serious undercount.

Masha Polska, 15, was an avid dancer who had been dreaming of a star turn in the group waltz. That was not to be.